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Choose the correct sentence:

1. Each of the students have a book.
2. Each of the student have a book.
3. Each of the students has a book.
4. Each student have a book.

Correct answer: Each of the students has a book.

Solution

In sentences with 'each of', the subject is treated as singular, so the verb must be singular. Therefore, 'has' is correct, not 'have'.

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